Friday, May 11, 2007

Useless Points Programs and Contests

USELESS POINTS PROGRAMS AND CONTESTSBy John Ross Harvey

Everybody has a contestOr a rewards programVisa expects me to believe they’ll pay my billSo are they going to pay at $10,000 or $10?Tim Horton’s Rrroll up the Rrrim is usually not a winner.I could use the Hybrid Camry or the Plasma TVBut I’m never going to get itThen you have Gas StationsPetro points, Esso Extra, Shell takes Air MilesSunoco takes CAASupposedly these points will be uselful to me somedayPresently I have several thousand pointsEquivalent to about $10 max.Everybody wants to think they’re getting more for their moneyBut are they?How many people cash in these points?